Colts add Brian Schottenheimer as QB coach

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One of the most enticing positional coaching vacancies in the NFL has been filled.

Brian Schottenheimer, meet Andrew Luck.

The Colts announced Monday that they have signed Schottenheimer to replace Clyde Christensen as quarterbacks coach. Schottenheimer, son of longtime NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer, has 19 years of coaching experience, including stints as the offensive coordinator with the New York Jets and St. Louis Rams.

But in Indianapolis, Schottenheimer earns a quarterbacking talent like he's never worked with before. In St. Louis, he coached the likes of Sam Bradford, Shaun Hill and Austin Davis. In New York, he guided Mark Sanchez.

Now, he'll coach Luck, a Pro Bowler in each of his first three seasons before a humbling fourth year — Luck was plagued by injuries and inconsistencies — stalled his ascent. Now it's Schottenheimer's job to get Luck playing like he did in 2014.

Schottenheimer spent the 2015 season as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at the University of Georgia. He was offensive coordinator with the Rams from 2012-14 and with the Jets from 2006-11. Before that, he was quarterbacks coach with the San Diego Chargers, where he helped Drew Brees earn Pro Bowl honors. The Colts' current offensive coordinator, Rob Chudzinski, was the Chargers' tight ends coach in 2005 and 2006.

The new QB coach undoubtedly has big shoes to fill. Christensen, with the Colts for 14 seasons, was instrumental in Luck's development. Not only that, he guided five different quarterbacks in 2015, including the oldest in football, Matt Hasselbeck, and two signed off the street days before a Week 17 win against Tennessee.

"Just said goodbye to Coach Clyde Christensen.. one of the finest coaches & men I've ever known," Hasselbeck wrote on Twitter Monday afternoon.

Perhaps most paramount: Luck will enter the coming season, his fifth, with a new offensive coordinator — he worked with Chudzinski in that role for only one game last year; plus Chudzinski had yet to install his own offensive system — and a new quarterbacks coach.

With Christensen's departure, the Colts will have at least nine new assistant coaches come the 2016
season. Eight assistant coaches, notably defensive coordinator Greg Manusky, have been fired since the end of the season. Christensen is the first to take a job elsewhere.

The Colts on Monday also promoted Shawn Terlecky as defensive quality control coach. He spent the past three seasons as the assistant to head coach Chuck Pagano.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...s-add-brian-schottenheimer-qb-coach/78972888/
 

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Luck'sl luck just went south!
 

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RIP Luck.
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Next Years headline:

"Schottenheimer hired as assistant JV coach at Jonas Salk Junior High School, assigned to consulting practice squad developmental players. Sources note his contract is heavily loaded with performance clauses."

(n)Whew. I think they got it about right this time.:snicker:
 

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Next Years headline:

"Schottenheimer hired as assistant JV coach at Jonas Salk Junior High School,

(n)Whew. I think they got it about right this time.:snicker:

I don't if Schottenheimer ends up there we would need another vaccine for Polio.
 

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It is crazy that this guy keeps getting jobs at the NFL level, when there are doubtlessly tons of more qualified candidates out there. Life really isn't fair.
 

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Or maybe the guy is a better coach than he gets respect for.
I cant imagine 2 worse HC to be OC for and lets not even mention the QB he's had to work with
 

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Or maybe the guy is a better coach than he gets respect for.
I cant imagine 2 worse HC to be OC for and lets not even mention the QB he's had to work with

Well if his failure at Georgia wasn't enough this upcoming stint with the Colts should be demonstrative. Defensive head coach, top QB talent, good receiving options for the passing game. Colts should give him his first explosive and top ranked offense.

But I suspect they'll suck and the Colts board will agonize over whether it's his fault.
 

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Well if his failure at Georgia wasn't enough this upcoming stint with the Colts should be demonstrative. Defensive head coach, top QB talent, good receiving options for the passing game. Colts should give him his first explosive and top ranked offense.

But I suspect they'll suck and the Colts board will agonize over whether it's his fault.
Well if you're blaming what happened at Georgia on Shottenheimer, that is silly
Colts HC amazingly kept his job, has a superstar in the making at QB and he's trustng in him to get Luck back to top level.
Like you said, this season will say a lot fer sure
 

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Schottenheimer sure did a better job with QBs than anyone on our staff this year.

Schottenheimer was not the QB Coach for the Rams, he was the offensive coordinator so in essence you're communicating that Frank Cignetti did a better job under Schottenheimer's watch.
 

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Schottenheimer was not the QB Coach for the Rams, he was the offensive coordinator so in essence you're communicating that Frank Cignetti did a better job under Schottenheimer's watch.
Seems like anything positive that happened under his watch, was somebody else and all the bad was his fault. I was not a fan of Shotty but man he sure has a bad rap
 

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Seems like anything positive that happened under his watch, was somebody else and all the bad was his fault. I was not a fan of Shotty but man he sure has a bad rap

And it seems like some people keep making excuses for him when things go awry.
 

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Not making any excuses for him, like I said I wasnt a fan. But clearly he's got some chops to land the gig he did

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